Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,026 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Unnamed Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 5,026 Feet (1,532 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 32.06694, -110.11444

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Tertiary Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N To Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Huebnerite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): WIDTH VARIES FROM FEW INCHES TO SEVERAL FT.

Comment (Workings): ONE SHORT ADIT ON THE VEIN AND OPENCUTS ALONG THE VEIN EIGHT TO TWELVE FT. DEEP.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TUNGSTEN-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS CUT QUARTZ MONZONITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, JR., AND SILVER, L.T., 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 41

Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP COOPER AND SILVER, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 41


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